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February 21, 2007
One-minute film competition on disability
Chennai Online 20 Feb
ABILITYFEST – a bi-annual International Film Festival organised by Ability Foundation in Chennai on the lines of those held around the world – in London, Melbourne, Paris, Munich, Calgary, Toronto and Beirut. A unique and inspiring showcase of extraordinary internationally acclaimed films by, with and about people with disabilities. The first one was held in 2005 and the second one is scheduled for July 2007.
The organisers
Ability Foundation is a national NGO involved in the integration, empowerment and mainstreaming of persons with disabilities. An organisation that works with the firm conviction that disabled people
are an integral part of society and as such, everyone in society has a very significant part to play in making true inclusion possible. Towards this mission, the foundation works with single minded
dedication to bridge the divide between disabled and non-disabled persons and is involved in a wide range of activities, almost all of which are pioneering in nature, that spotlight on dispelling
stereotypes and focus on the potential of disabled persons and pave the way for an equitable society where individual diversities are respected and with equal opportunities for all are the norm.
http://www.chennaionline.com/columns/variety/2007/02article12.asp
Disability News India (DNI)-Aqeel Qureshi
Posted by jicafriends at February 21, 2007 10:26 AM